Hinge



New. 27, 1928.

C. S. OWENS HINGE Filed June 15, 1927 Patented Nov, 27, 1928.

CHARLES s. ownns, or rrAnrsoNvILLE, onIo.

HINGE.

Application filed June 15, 1927. Serial No. 199,103.

The present invention relates to "hinges, and particularly to hinges suitable for use with casement windows.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a casement window hinge whicl will permit the opening of the window sashes flat against the building wall. As at present constructed, hinges designed for casement typewindows permit the opening of the sashes only partially, and when opened-to their full widththe sashes do not rest fiush against the building wall, but extend outwardly at an angle with respect thereto, thus interfering with the complete opening of the'windo-was well as presenting more or less unsightly appearance when the window. is opened. The present invention is desi ned, therefore, to obviate said difficulty.

A further object of the invention is to provide a casement window hinge which besides permitting the complete opening of the window sashes, also permits the opening of the sashes in such a manner that both sides of the window panes may be freely accessible for cleaning from the in side of the room.

A further object of the invention is to provide a casement window hinge which is adapted to be secured to the side of the sash frame, thus permitting the use of any suitable number of hinges on'the sashes so as As at present culty is overcome by means of the present invention.

Further ob]ects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description thereof. 7

In the drawings: 7 v Figure 1 is a sectionalview of a portion of a window sash and frame illustrating the hinge plates.

construction and use of my new casement hinge.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the hinge extended so as to place the sash in position for cleaning.

Figures 3 and are elevations of the The numeral 1 indicates the insideleaf of a hinge constructed in accordance with this invention, said leaf being adapted to be socured to the window frame 2 by means of screws or other suitable fasteners 33. The leaf 1 is provided with a right angled extension 4 having knuckles 5 for a pin 6, by

ing the hinge to the sash and frame, the

frame 2 is notched out for the knuckles and pin 9 as shown in Figure 1. The opposite edge of the second intermediate leaf 10 is provided with knuckles for a pin 11 by means of which the outer leaf 12 of the hinge is secured thereto, said leaf 12 being provided with a right angled extension 13 which is adapted to lie parallel with the intermediate leaf 10 when the hinge is in closed position. The leaf 12 is secured to the window sash rail 1 1 by means of screws or other fastening means 15. hen the sash is mounted in the window opening and the sash closed, the several hinge leaves are in relation disclosed; that is, the extension 4 of leaf 1 and intermediate leaf 7 are parallel with the sash rail; the second intermediate leaf 10 is at right angles to the rails, and parallel with the outside casing 16 of the window opening, against which it lies flush, as shown. The leaf 12 is secured to the sash rail so that the sash frame abuts against the leaf 10 when the sash is closed.

The operation of hinges constructed in accordance with this'invention is as follows and as illustrated in broken lines in Figure 1 of the drawings and in full lines in Fig ure 2 of the drawings. When it is desired to open the sash, the ordinary procedure is followed, the hinge swinging on the pin 11 so that the sash may be swung back against the outside of the outer wall 17 of the building against which it lies parallel, the extension beyond the outside casing 16 provided by intermediate leaf 10 and the extension 13 of leaf 12 permitting such relation of the sash with respect to the outer wall.

When it is desired to 'open'the sash for cleaning, the hinge is extended, as shown-in Figure 2, the several leaves of the hinge swinging on the pins 6, 9 and 11 so that-the intermediate leaves 7 and 10 are in alignment with the angular extensions at and 15 on the inside and outside leaves of the hinge res-pee tively, The sash is thus extended at right angles with respect to the window opening, and at a suitable distance from the window fi'ameto permit reaching between the frame and the sash so as to clean the outside of the window panes.

As will be seen, the outside leaf 12 of the hinge is adapted to be secured to the face of the sash rail or stile, and it is thus possible to use any number of hinges'so as properly to support the sash in the frame and by reason'of this method of attaching the hinge leaves to the face of the sashes, it it also possible toobtain ornamental effects by the use of particularly designed hinges, which is not the case Where the hinges must be secured to the bottom and top ends of the sashes where they are concealed.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A hinge, comprising in combination with an inside leaf adapted-to be secured to a fixed frame and an outside leaf adapted to be secured to the face of a movable frame, an extension on said outside leaf extending at right angles thereto away from said frame, and a plurality of intermediate leaves pivotally secured together, one of said intermediate lcaves beingpivotally secured to said inside leaf and another 7 being pivotally secured to the outer end of the extension on said outer leaf.

2. A hinge, comprising in combination with an outside leaf adaptedtobe secured to a fixed frame and an outside leaf adapted to be secured to the face of a movable'frame, angular extensions on both of said leaves extending outwardly at right angles thereto away from the'respective frames, and aplurality of intermediate ileaves pivotally secured together, one of said intermediate leaves being secured to the outer end of the extension on sai'dinner leaf and another of said intermediate leaves being pivotally secured to the outer end of the extension on said outer leaf.

CHARLES S. OWENS. 

